Arsenal to sign Raya on £3m loan with £27m option to buy

Arsenal hope to conclude a deal for Brentford keeper David Raya in the next 48 hours.

The deal will see Arsenal sign Raya on loan for £3m with an option to buy for £27m.

Brentford have extended Raya's contract by a year to protect his value if the option is not taken up. He had previously entered the final year of his deal.

Raya will provide competition for Aaron Ramsdale for the No 1 position. The Spaniard needs to be registered by 12 noon on Friday in order to be eligible for Arsenal's opening Premier League game against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.